The Demographics and Atmospheres of Giant Planets with the ELTs
by Brendan Bowler, Steph Sallum, Alan Boss, Timothy Brandt, Zack Briesemeister, Marta Bryan, Justin Crepp, Thayne Currie, Jonathan Fortney, Julien Girard, Rebecca Jensen-Clem, Mihkel Kama, Adam Kraus, Quinn Konopacky, Michael Liu, Mark Marley, Dimitri Mawet, Tiffany Meshkat, Michael Meyer, Caroline Morley, Andrew Skemer, Jason Wang, Ya-Lin Wu, Laird Close, Christian Marois, and Eric Nielsen
Published onMay 31, 2019
The Demographics and Atmospheres of Giant Planets with the ELTs
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Abstract
Fundamental questions about the system architectures, formation, migration, and atmospheres of giant planets have been unanswerable with the current generation of ground- and space-based facilities. This white paper highlights the scientific potential of the ELTs to address these questions with a focus on direct imaging of Gaia-selected planets.
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